Election results

Text of measure

The language that appeared on the ballot:

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No. 3

To amend article III, Section 16 of the State Constitution to provide that each law shall embrace but one subject, briefly expressed in the title, and that no law shall be amended by reference to its title only, but that the amended section, subsection or paragraph amended shall be reenacted and published at length.[1][3]

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Constitutional changes

The text of the amendment read:

Section 16. Acts; One Subject; Expressed in Title; Amendments. Each law enacted in the legislature shall embrace but one subject and matter properly connected therewith, which subject shall be briefly expressed in the title, and no law shall be amended or revised to its title only; but in such case the act as revised or section or subsection of a section, or paragraph of a subsection of a section, as amended, shall be reenacted and published at length.[2]